Garner
A town in Wake County, North Carolina — population 32,180 as of 2020.
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Employee Spotlight
Our Employee Spotlight for October is Firefighter Ryan Woodyard! Ryan joined us in September 2025 after serving three years in the Army, bringing a strong sense of discipline and dedication to Engine 4 on B-shift.
Community Groups & Organizations
Tribe football falls to reigning Atlantic Coast Conference champions Duke
Competing against defending Atlantic Coast Conference champions Duke (4-0, 1-0 ACC) was never going to be an easy task for William and Mary football (2-3, 1-2 Patriot) and head coach Mike London. The timing of the Tribe’s trip to Durham, N.C., could not have been worse. Coming…
Local Sports
Carolina Journal
October 2NC Chamber announces 2026 ‘Coolest Thing Made in NC’ winners
Carrier Chillers, Honda’s FourTrax Foreman 4×4 and Old School Brand Hot Cocoa Mix won the NC Chamber’s 2026 contest.
Local Business
Carolina Journal
October 1NC federal judge won’t throw out government suit against landlords
A federal judge has denied multiple requests to throw out a lawsuit North Carolina, nine other states, and the federal government filed against landlords accused of using the RealPage software to keep rents high.
Local Business
Carolina Journal
October 2Senate Leadership Fund pauses funding in NC Senate race
After spending more than $30 million on the race, SLF is putting further ad spending in the state and in Georgia on hold to increase spending on the Kansas US Senate race, according to media reports.
Government & Civic
Carolina Journal
October 2Election group flags 1,200 duplicate NC voter registrations
An Alexandria, Virginia-based public interest law firm focused on election integrity says it has identified more than 1,200 duplicate voter registration records on North Carolina’s voter rolls in 10 of the state’s largest counties as the Nov. 3 General Election approaches.
Government & CivicIn and around Garner
See & do
- Abberly Place Apartment Homes
- Anytime Fitness
- Arbor Greene Pool House
- Butterball Foodservice
- Eagle Ridge Golf Club
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Garner by the numbers
- Area
- 18.27 sq mi (47.32 km²), 0.05 sq mi water
- Median age
- 37.7
- Households
- 13,899
- Persons per household
- 2.5
- Median household income
- $78,756
- Median house value
- $355,000
- Office
- PLANNING DEPARTMENT
- Address
- 400 AVERSBORO RD, GARNER, NC 27529